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for years, his firm has been among the ranks of those toiling beneath new york city. recently, he spoke about his work and took us into the house. >> you are a good worker. you like to work in comfortable conditions, and these are all going to lead to a substation underneath the central station. no man on the totem pole. you will come to the house where we are now, and we will hope that someone does not show up today. and you are going to go and work the hardest that you can, because you are going to prove it yourself. it is called a gang. there is a foreman. they are at the bottom. we make jokes, and there are all sorts of jokes. from the amount of footage we get per day. guess what? we are going to do that. there have been some close calls. but, do you know what? it comes with the job. they hook up every 250 feet. this is bad, it needs to be evacuated. anything that they build is going to be around forever. riding on this train with my children and grandchildren. >> you would not get me down there for love nor money. he is talking about that. that brings today's sho
for years, his firm has been among the ranks of those toiling beneath new york city. recently, he spoke about his work and took us into the house. >> you are a good worker. you like to work in comfortable conditions, and these are all going to lead to a substation underneath the central station. no man on the totem pole. you will come to the house where we are now, and we will hope that someone does not show up today. and you are going to go and work the hardest that you can, because you...
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still ahead, bidding wars have returned to new york city and elsewhere. i'll tell you what that means for the housing market. >> tom: greece wants more time to cut its government deficit. the country's prime minister began a series of meetings today with european leaders, hoping to build support for a plan giving it two extra years to cut its red ink. in athens today greek prime minister antonis samaras met with eurogroup chair jean-claude juncker. junker said any easing of greece's bailout terms would depend on a report by international debt inspectors due out next month. the meetings continue friday with german chancellor angela merkel, today the greek leader told germany's most read paper, all that we want is a little breathing room to get the economy going and increase revenue... more time does not automatically mean more money. samaras will also meet with france's president on saturday. president france's president held a conference call with his british counterpart, david cameron and issued a statement saying both welcomed the actions of the ecb and
still ahead, bidding wars have returned to new york city and elsewhere. i'll tell you what that means for the housing market. >> tom: greece wants more time to cut its government deficit. the country's prime minister began a series of meetings today with european leaders, hoping to build support for a plan giving it two extra years to cut its red ink. in athens today greek prime minister antonis samaras met with eurogroup chair jean-claude juncker. junker said any easing of greece's...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: as the race possess the white house heats up this summer there is an even more contentious battle being waged for fictional 14th congressional district of north carolina. that is where the incumbent four term congressman cam brady find himself in the political fight of his life, the campaign is a new film depicting that battle, any resemblance to mr. smith goes to washington purely coincidental, here is a look at the trailer. >> how is my hair? >> strong. feels strong. >> my hair could lift a car off a baby's head. >> absolutely. >> oh, here. >> ♪ taking care of business. >> education is our future. >> farmers are this nature's backbone. >> women, veterans, operators are this nation's backbone! >> cam brady will win his fifth term in congress simply by signing the registration ballot, it is one of the perks of running unopposed let's get this bad boy signed. >> hey. who is that guy? >> this is my dream, running for office. >> you are challenging our four term congressman, h
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: as the race possess the white house heats up this summer there is an even more contentious battle being waged for fictional 14th congressional district of north carolina. that is where the incumbent four term congressman cam brady find himself in the political fight of his life, the campaign is a new film depicting that battle, any resemblance to mr. smith goes to washington...
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york city makes the point, he is so pro immigration because he says immigrants that come to new york city create businesses and create employment. there is something about coming to a country and leaving a place and wanting to get your foothold, you know, that they make a significant contribution to the economy and, therefore, should be encouraged. >> well, that was the argument made by president reagan, you may recall actually he made an economic argument for it, and believed, strongly believed in the free flow of people, ideas and goods, and i strongly believe that what president reagan espoused at the time makes a lot of sense. of course after 9/11 there is some consideration that come into the equation. >> rose: right. >> but as a result -- >> rose: so what should be on the immigration agenda for both parties? >> and again, immigration is not a major issue for computer ricans because we are american citizens, as a hispanic, as an american, as a republican i will tell you that we want free flow of goods, people and ideas, however, there have to be rules. nowadays, at least the rul
york city makes the point, he is so pro immigration because he says immigrants that come to new york city create businesses and create employment. there is something about coming to a country and leaving a place and wanting to get your foothold, you know, that they make a significant contribution to the economy and, therefore, should be encouraged. >> well, that was the argument made by president reagan, you may recall actually he made an economic argument for it, and believed, strongly...
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it was first detected in new york city in 1999, before it spread right across the state. there are cases now reported in 42 u.s. states. but 80% of those in texas, mississippi and oklahoma. so what if anything can be done about this spread and how much worse can it get. those are questions i put to the doctor at vanderbilt. thank you, for joining me. why is this spread so fast this year? >> well, it spread so far this year paradoxically. those areas had a drought and you would have thought that it inhibited the development of a mosqui mosquito. but it turns out you have pools of water that draws the mosquito and the birds. the mosquitos bite the birds and then the humans. so the drought has spread the west nile. >> there is no thought that this drought will get better soon, what could get worse? >> it could get worse and everyone is to search around the house for any pools of standing water where mosquitos may breed, and use insect repellant constantly. >> are we talking epidemic proportions here? >> it's a large outbreak, and a large outbreak is often called an epidemic.
it was first detected in new york city in 1999, before it spread right across the state. there are cases now reported in 42 u.s. states. but 80% of those in texas, mississippi and oklahoma. so what if anything can be done about this spread and how much worse can it get. those are questions i put to the doctor at vanderbilt. thank you, for joining me. why is this spread so fast this year? >> well, it spread so far this year paradoxically. those areas had a drought and you would have...
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>> i live in new york city. >> do you have any sons or daughters? >> i do. i have two daughters and a son. >> and kids love to make friends. but not like these two. >> what nationality are you? >> i'm italian. >> so 39 seconds of... you can see this intense interest in social interaction. in fact, what you would think of as the opposite of the kinds of things that we've been talking about here today. i think just the notion that one section of the genome can have such a powerful impact in regulating social behavior really points to the power of genetic discovery in autism because once you get down to the level of the molecule you can then begin to see how you might be able to move forward to tease apart at the cellular level these tremendously complex biological processes. >> and the beauty of the biology that has emerged-- and this has emerged in the last three years, of de novo mutations what is known periodically without understanding it is that families can be perfectly well functioning. all the children can be perfectly well functioning but one child ha
>> i live in new york city. >> do you have any sons or daughters? >> i do. i have two daughters and a son. >> and kids love to make friends. but not like these two. >> what nationality are you? >> i'm italian. >> so 39 seconds of... you can see this intense interest in social interaction. in fact, what you would think of as the opposite of the kinds of things that we've been talking about here today. i think just the notion that one section of the...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: mike lee is here. he is busier than ever. he just opened a new one man play on broadway starring mike tyson it is called mike tyson undisputed truth. it marks a broadway debut for spike. this summer he is also back to filmmaking. he returns to his beloved native brooklyn in a new movie called redhook summer. variety calls it quote another radically unique entry into the director's iconnoclastic ouvre and also work on a michael jackson anniversary set to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the album bad. for all those reasons and more i'm pleased to have our friend spike lee back at this table. welcome. >> how are you doing? >> rose: i'm doing good. >> i see new the morning now. i'm in the gym. >> rose: i will put you to bed and wake you up, you know what i mean. >> that's he a great thing. >> rose: but i see you at baseball games. i didn't know you were that big baseball fan. >> baseball is the first sport my father introduced to me. as you know what is one of the things a
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: mike lee is here. he is busier than ever. he just opened a new one man play on broadway starring mike tyson it is called mike tyson undisputed truth. it marks a broadway debut for spike. this summer he is also back to filmmaking. he returns to his beloved native brooklyn in a new movie called redhook summer. variety calls it quote another radically unique entry into the director's...
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overall, it's the worst outbreak since west nile virus appeared in new york city, in 1999, the first time it had been detected in the u.s. symptoms include fever and aches. >> it just makes me feel like somebody has an axe in my head and it hurts really bad. >> reporter: in a small percentage of cases, the virus can be fatal when it attacks the brain and spinal cord. officials say the aerial spraying that starts tonight in dallas is the most effective way to kill the mosquitoes. planes will spew out an insecticide, known as duette, that's been used worldwide since the 1990s. we take a closer look at the virus and efforts to combat it in texas and elsewhere. dr. kristy murray is principal investigator for the west nile research program at the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. first, what's the thinking about why there are so many cases so early this year? this is unusual, right? >> this is unusual right now for texas. we did have a big outbreak in 2002 and 2003 when the virus first came into the area. but it's not too surprising we're havin
overall, it's the worst outbreak since west nile virus appeared in new york city, in 1999, the first time it had been detected in the u.s. symptoms include fever and aches. >> it just makes me feel like somebody has an axe in my head and it hurts really bad. >> reporter: in a small percentage of cases, the virus can be fatal when it attacks the brain and spinal cord. officials say the aerial spraying that starts tonight in dallas is the most effective way to kill the mosquitoes....
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here at this store in new york city, the glass exterior might be sleek and minimalist, but it's what's inside the counts. the macbooks, the ipads, the ipods, the iphones-- anticipation is building for new products. most analysts expect apple to unveil its iphone 5 on september 12, and start selling them a few weeks later. there is also talk of a refreshed version of the ipad and an ipad mini. wedbush's scott sutherland says the tech giant may have given away some clues in its last quarterly report. >> they were a little more bullish than we would have thought, with the iphone sales declining. so i think part of their guidance for this quarter was inclusive of the iphone, but we still think there is probably upside if there is a september launch within a few countries for the last two weeks. >> reporter: sutherland says even if apple launches the new iiphone in late september, some quick number crunching delivers big results. the company could ship six million iphones and bring in close to an additional $4 billion. at the end of the day, that would break down to an extra 50 cents a shar
here at this store in new york city, the glass exterior might be sleek and minimalist, but it's what's inside the counts. the macbooks, the ipads, the ipods, the iphones-- anticipation is building for new products. most analysts expect apple to unveil its iphone 5 on september 12, and start selling them a few weeks later. there is also talk of a refreshed version of the ipad and an ipad mini. wedbush's scott sutherland says the tech giant may have given away some clues in its last quarterly...
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. >> reporter: at this fruit and vegetable market in new york city, prices this summer have been pretty stable. little evidence of the drought that's been destroying crops in the midwest, and virtually no sign of inflation. thanks to a wet, hot summer on the east coast, local produce is plentiful, which helps explain the limited drought effect here. on top of that, businesses are reluctant to pass higher costs on to customers. >> if you change prices drastically then people won't come back in. we try not to make the world problems, like drought or weather try not to effect our prices as it would like a big company because we feed the neighborhood. >> reporter: but, perhaps more surprising is the lack of price pressure throughout the economy, despite all the money the federal reserve keeps pumping in. >> it's put a lot of liquidity into the banks but that liquidity has stayed in the banks and hasn't gotten out to the public. and, as long as the banks sit on excess reserves, it's like that liquidity didn't go anywhere. so, it's like it hasn't been created. >> reporter: in the 12 months th
. >> reporter: at this fruit and vegetable market in new york city, prices this summer have been pretty stable. little evidence of the drought that's been destroying crops in the midwest, and virtually no sign of inflation. thanks to a wet, hot summer on the east coast, local produce is plentiful, which helps explain the limited drought effect here. on top of that, businesses are reluctant to pass higher costs on to customers. >> if you change prices drastically then people won't...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: 10 years ago movie audiences were introduced to jason bourne, a former c.i.a. assassin played by matt damon. we followed bourne through three films. now a new chapter has been created. here is the trailer for "the bourne legacy." >> what's your name? will you give yourself to this program? >> yes, sir. there's nothing you wouldn't do for your country. you want the strength to do what's necessary. >> how is he? that has healed well. >> what do you think that we do out there? >> jason bourne was the tip of the iceberg. >> we have never seen an evaluation like this. >> i've never met anybody in the program. >> so how many of us are there? >> you ask too many questions. >> jason bourne is in manhattan. >> confirmed. >> what's? >> that's all i have. >> gotta go. people, listen up. this is a national security emergency. >> the f.b.i. is investigating links between treadstone and this man, jason bourne. >> you were using the ferrari and your people treated it like a lawnmower. >lawn
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. >> from our studios in new york city, this is charlie captioning sponsored by rose communications >> rose: jeffrey lacker is here, president of the federal reserve bank of richmond and a voting member of the federal open market committee. the committee makes decisions about interest rates and the u.s. money supply. there is much anticipation ahead of an annual conference in jackson hole wyoming next week. on august 31st chairman personage will deliver remarks where he makes fresh changes ahead for monetary policy. financial markets, economists and politicians will be listening carefully. i'm pleased to have jeffrey lacker at this table for the first time. so i say welcome to you. >> my pleasure. >> pleasure to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> rose: what do you make of the the minutes of the last open market committee, basically saying that they may, may take action if they do not believe the economic recovery is sustained, significant and sustainable if i'm remembering the right words. >> right, it was substantial and sustainable. >> and the economic trajectory. this econo
. >> from our studios in new york city, this is charlie captioning sponsored by rose communications >> rose: jeffrey lacker is here, president of the federal reserve bank of richmond and a voting member of the federal open market committee. the committee makes decisions about interest rates and the u.s. money supply. there is much anticipation ahead of an annual conference in jackson hole wyoming next week. on august 31st chairman personage will deliver remarks where he makes fresh...
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new york." when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin with syria where the battle for aleppo continues between troops loyal to president bashar al-assad and the free syrian army. some fear that the worst is yet toome as reports show increasing use of heavy weapons in civilian neighborhoods but there was good news for the rebel this is week as prime minister t prime minister defected from the government. he denounced assad as a leader of what he called a terrorist regime. starting now from washington, rafif jouejati, she is an english language spoke person. she's been helping organize the opt sigs and she brings an insider's view on the conflict that is raging in syria. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> so tell me what you know about what's going on on the ground from the sources you have inside syria. >> well, throughout syria the violence is ongoing with the regime showing essentially every mayor
new york." when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin with syria where the battle for aleppo continues between troops loyal to president bashar al-assad and the free syrian army. some fear that the worst is yet toome as reports show increasing use of heavy weapons in civilian neighborhoods but there was good news for the rebel this is week as prime minister t prime minister defected from the...
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what started with 2,000 participants in new york city spread to hundreds of cities around the world. in many of the makeshift communities, poster artists documented the goals and aspirations of the movement now, a california gallery has assembled the work of 25 artists in an exhibit called "occupy bay area." scott shafer of kqed san francisco has our story. reporter: last september when the first tents went up just blocks from wall street, it was hard to imagine a fledgling stand against economic inequality would eventually richochet worldwide. >> one of the most dramatic features of it is that it's been almost completely nonviolent, from the beginning, you saw more of a kind of an artistic statement. people kind much peacefully occupying the parks with guitars, singing songs and making art. >> reporter: once it took root, the message of "occupy" went viral, branded initially by a single iconic image. >> it all startedded out with a poster of a woman like a modern ballet dancer standing on one foot on top of the bull on wall street. it was very cryptic. it just said, "occupy wall str
what started with 2,000 participants in new york city spread to hundreds of cities around the world. in many of the makeshift communities, poster artists documented the goals and aspirations of the movement now, a california gallery has assembled the work of 25 artists in an exhibit called "occupy bay area." scott shafer of kqed san francisco has our story. reporter: last september when the first tents went up just blocks from wall street, it was hard to imagine a fledgling stand...
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which have captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with a look at the 2012 election. new polls show president obama holds a slight edge over mitt romney in ohio, florida, and pennsylvania. the candidates continue to battle for control over these swing states as they prepare for their nominating conventions. the economy remains a deciding issue for voters. president obama fights to confident his economic record. many americans remain concerned about mitt romney's private sector background. governor romney recently wrapped up his seven-day trip overseas where he tried to reflect his foreign policy credentials. joining me now from washington, chuck todd. he is the chief white house correspondent for nbc news, and host of "the daily rundown" on msnbc, for all of those reasons and more, i am pleased to have him back on this program. welcome. >> thank you, their. >> rose: what do we read on these polls from three states on the impact of negative campaigns, negative commercials, of how they are succeeding
which have captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with a look at the 2012 election. new polls show president obama holds a slight edge over mitt romney in ohio, florida, and pennsylvania. the candidates continue to battle for control over these swing states as they prepare for their nominating conventions. the economy remains a deciding issue for voters. president obama fights to confident his...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: tonight, we. our exploration into our magnificent brain with a look at disorders of movement. they're associated with changes in the brain cells that help us move. these changes can affect the speed, quality, and ease of movement. the two disorders we will focus on are parkinson's disease, and huntington's disease. parkinson's disease was first described in 1817 by the british physician, james parkinson. approximately one million people in the united states alone are afflicted. parkinson's' onset is typically subtle and commonly developed between 55 and 85. its features include tremors, difficulty moving, slowness of moving and muscular stiffness. it results when cells in the part of the brain that produce dopamine fail and deteriorate. there is currently no cure for parkinson's disease. huntington's is more complex than parkinson's. it is a hereditary nur lodgal disorder first described by james huntington. those affiliated typically see the signs in early middle age. the sy
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: tonight, we. our exploration into our magnificent brain with a look at disorders of movement. they're associated with changes in the brain cells that help us move. these changes can affect the speed, quality, and ease of movement. the two disorders we will focus on are parkinson's disease, and huntington's disease. parkinson's disease was first described in 1817 by the british...
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from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: king abdullah ii of jordan ruled his country since the death of his father in 1999, the winds of change have swept through the arab world and since left the region forever altered, gone or, gone, qaddafi of libya, with these strong men now falling, political islam is on the rise and i spoke with king abdullah over the weekend in amman, the capital of jordan and shared his perspective on those issues effecting jordan and the rest of the middle east. much of our focus, conversation focused on syria where they believe bashar al assad's power is numbered. the prime minister defected to jordan today, the conflict in syria is a serious problem for jordan because of the tens of thousands of refugees i went to the refugee camps on the border that separate syria and jordan and spoke with some of the people who have come across the border and are now living in tents. here is my conversation with king abdullah. >> your majesty, thanks for taking this time. it is quite a moment in the region for jordan. >> absolutely. >> rose: let m
from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: king abdullah ii of jordan ruled his country since the death of his father in 1999, the winds of change have swept through the arab world and since left the region forever altered, gone or, gone, qaddafi of libya, with these strong men now falling, political islam is on the rise and i spoke with king abdullah over the weekend in amman, the capital of jordan and shared his perspective on those issues effecting jordan and the...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: rory mcllory from northern ireland, the number one golfer in the world was introduced to the sport at the age of 2 by his father. it's often that way with champions. this also, it was love at first site. a year later he was being honed in the family living room. as a junior he traveled the world to compete and he almost always won. he turned professional at 19 and three years later became the number one player in the world. he was the second youngest player to reach the top spot trailing only tiger woods. now at age 23, he has won two grand slam titles, the 2011 u.s. open and the 2012pga championship. he won them both by combined 16 strokes. i spoke with him on monday and here is that conversation. we begin with this. what did it mean to you to win the pga? >> you know i always said that the second one would mean just as much as the first. the first is obviously going to be very special. we're only going to get to do it once. it's the first one. the second one i felt was very
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: rory mcllory from northern ireland, the number one golfer in the world was introduced to the sport at the age of 2 by his father. it's often that way with champions. this also, it was love at first site. a year later he was being honed in the family living room. as a junior he traveled the world to compete and he almost always won. he turned professional at 19 and three years...
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s captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight we continue our exploration of the woners of the human brain. for this program we examine the brain's most complex function consciousness. here is what saying mutual fund freud says the it may be compared to a fountain playing in the stun and falling a back into the subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises, consciousness remains one of the great mysteries of human existence when scientists today are ask what pose it is greatest challenge in modern science they answer consciousness. it is is the mind separate from the body? how can interior subjective lives be explained? what is awareness itself? these questions inspire a search to understand the very essence of what it means to be human. from the time of aristotle and plato these ideas were often contemplated by philosophers, many religions think of consciousness and living in a soul that survives the physical body after death. but with the rise of cognitive neuroscience over the last century we know now and b
s captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight we continue our exploration of the woners of the human brain. for this program we examine the brain's most complex function consciousness. here is what saying mutual fund freud says the it may be compared to a fountain playing in the stun and falling a back into the subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises, consciousness remains one of the great mysteries of human...
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i mean it can go from central africa, southeast asia, they can get to tokyo and they can get to new york city. that's crystal clear. >> reporter: at a 2009 ted talk, wolfe pointed out that millions of lives could potentially have been saved if the aids virus had been discovered when it first crossed from chimps to humans. >> this photo was taken before the great depression in brazzaville, congo. at this time, there were thousands of individuals, we think, that were infected with hiv. if this virus was in thousands of individuals at this point, why was it the case that it took us until 1984 to be able to discover this virus? >> reporter: at his headquarters, wolfe has assembled a team of savvy young computer gurus who comb the internet, using sophisticated algorithms, to search for the digital clues that could indicate the outbreak of a disease. but to really understand what viral threats are lurking out there, wolfe has to get out of the office. wolfe and his colleagues have been trekking through dense jungles in west africa, and parts of asia, studying the close interactions between hum
i mean it can go from central africa, southeast asia, they can get to tokyo and they can get to new york city. that's crystal clear. >> reporter: at a 2009 ted talk, wolfe pointed out that millions of lives could potentially have been saved if the aids virus had been discovered when it first crossed from chimps to humans. >> this photo was taken before the great depression in brazzaville, congo. at this time, there were thousands of individuals, we think, that were infected with...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose. >> tonight we will continue our study of the human brain, examining one of the most widespread disorder, depression. depression describes a group of conditions characterized by significant and sustained periods of low mood, symptoms can include persistent sad, anxious or empty feelings, fatigue, appetite loss and thoughts of suicide, or suicide attempts. approximately five to seven percent of the adult population of the united states will suffer from a form of depression during any year. the lifetime risk may six seed 15 percent. >> our understanding of depression has evolved over the centuries, hippocrates believed the mel commonly as it was known was caused by an excess of black bile in the spleen, during the age of enlightenment depression was believed to be an inherited unchangeable weakness of tell rarment, in the .. early 16 century, freud described it as aggrieve response to loss, today at the broadest level of depression is viewed as a state of disturbed brain responses
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose. >> tonight we will continue our study of the human brain, examining one of the most widespread disorder, depression. depression describes a group of conditions characterized by significant and sustained periods of low mood, symptoms can include persistent sad, anxious or empty feelings, fatigue, appetite loss and thoughts of suicide, or suicide attempts. approximately five to seven...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight, we continue our exploration of the human brain looking at two of the most devastating diseases. they are alzheimer's disease and frontal temporal dementia, the central hallmark of alzheimer's disease is loss of memory, temporal dementia on the other hand is characterized by behavior and language dysfunction. boast are degenerative diseases taking a toll not only those diagnosed but everyone around them. patients are robbed of their independence, their relationship and their various identities. alzheimer's is the most common degenerative brain disease. more than 5 million americans visit. it is predicted by 2050, there will be three times as many cases. frontal temporal dementia or ftd is often misdiagnosed as alzheimer's. its effects are just as deaf staight. f. d is a colors of diseases that affect the region of the brain controlling language and decision-making. people undergo dramatic changes in their personality. some understand language. remarkably some patients can d
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight, we continue our exploration of the human brain looking at two of the most devastating diseases. they are alzheimer's disease and frontal temporal dementia, the central hallmark of alzheimer's disease is loss of memory, temporal dementia on the other hand is characterized by behavior and language dysfunction. boast are degenerative diseases taking a toll not only those diagnosed...
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. >> new york city is considered the fashion capital of the world where you find everything from luxury retailers to sdounlt retailers. janing us to michael appel. michael, let's take a drive around town and get your thoughts on the retail industry. >> terrific. let's go. >> michael, uf've goten a barrage of readings fr, ralph
. >> new york city is considered the fashion capital of the world where you find everything from luxury retailers to sdounlt retailers. janing us to michael appel. michael, let's take a drive around town and get your thoughts on the retail industry. >> terrific. let's go. >> michael, uf've goten a barrage of readings fr, ralph
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: the drawdown in afghanistan is gathering pace as nato troops plan to shift from a combat role to a supporting role by 2014, the question is, what comes next? joining me now, stephen hadley, who serves as national security advisor for george w. bush and john podesta, bill clinton's chief of staff from 1998 until 2001, and 2011, they chaired a bipartisan committee to review policy towards afghanistan and pakistan, they have published their findings as an essay in foreign affairs magazine, under the title the right way out of afghanistan, i am pleased to have them both at this table. welcome. >> good to have you here. this is important work. so tell me what your marching orders were to yourself, how you wanted to accomplish that objective. >> well, we wanted to have a broad gauge group of people to help in this effort, republicans and democrats, left, right and center and we did. and secondly we said, this is just going to be all internal, and it is an effort to get some new ide
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: the drawdown in afghanistan is gathering pace as nato troops plan to shift from a combat role to a supporting role by 2014, the question is, what comes next? joining me now, stephen hadley, who serves as national security advisor for george w. bush and john podesta, bill clinton's chief of staff from 1998 until 2001, and 2011, they chaired a bipartisan committee to review policy...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight a special edition of charlie rose. >> rose: tonight, we continue our coverage of the 2012 republican national convention from tampa. last night the main speakers were governor chris christie, the keynoter, and ann romney. meanwhile, hurricane isaac continues to hover over the coast wreaking havoc on louisiana and leaving foyer00,000 people without power. wednesdaya speakers included condoleezza rice, john mccain, the highlight of the evening was vice presidential candidate paul ryan who laid out the case for the republican ticket in the upcoming election. governor romney will address the convention thursday night. joining me here in tampa, maggie haberman, senior writer for politico. katty kay, the anchor of bbc world news america. dan balz, chief correspondent for the "washington post." i am pleased to have each of you here. let me just throw this open. dan, i'll go to you first. what's the story here? >> the story is mitt romney. i mean, we call this the republican nation
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight a special edition of charlie rose. >> rose: tonight, we continue our coverage of the 2012 republican national convention from tampa. last night the main speakers were governor chris christie, the keynoter, and ann romney. meanwhile, hurricane isaac continues to hover over the coast wreaking havoc on louisiana and leaving foyer00,000 people without power. wednesdaya...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: henry kissinger is here. he is the former secretary of state and national security advisor. his history of brokering peace in the middle east informs his perspective on that region. he has shared his views on syria egypt and the arab spring in a "washington post" column. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. it's been a while. >> good to be here. too long. >> rose: so tell me. we now have a new defection in syria, the prime minister. what are the options for bashar al-assad? >> i think that the government of assad is coming to an end. how much of it he can salvage it's hard to know. i don't think he can salvage anything of his personal role. >> rose: he will no longer be head of government in syria? >> he will not be a head of a government whose thread runs across all of syria. that is not possible. so... but i think the removal of a central government in syria then leads to the question of who governs. not just in the point of view of what person governs but w
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: henry kissinger is here. he is the former secretary of state and national security advisor. his history of brokering peace in the middle east informs his perspective on that region. he has shared his views on syria egypt and the arab spring in a "washington post" column. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. it's been a while. >> good to be here. too...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: it has been said that the brain will be to the 21st century what the atom was to the 20th century. we continue our exploration of this fascinating organ with our second charlie rose brain series. in our first season we studied brain science. this year we expand our journey to provide a parallel view of brain disorders. for each program and disorder scientists and researchers who study the disease from a medical and scientific perspective will join us. we will discuss certain disorders with patients. some are physicians who speak about their illnesses medically and privately. finally we'll understand our understanding of the human mind. in tonight's episode of our second sere rose we discuss how neurological psychiatric and addictive disorders result from disturbances in neural systems. our understanding has evolved greatly throughout history. two centuries ago mental illness was believed to be a disease of the mind not the brain. those suffering from psychiatric disorders wer
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: it has been said that the brain will be to the 21st century what the atom was to the 20th century. we continue our exploration of this fascinating organ with our second charlie rose brain series. in our first season we studied brain science. this year we expand our journey to provide a parallel view of brain disorders. for each program and disorder scientists and researchers who...
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captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: when the syrian people the desperately need action, there continues to be finger pointing and name calling in the security council, without serious, united international pressure, including from the powers of the region, it is impossible for me or anyone to compel the syrian government in the first place and also the opposition to take the steps necessary to begin a political process. i have, therefore, informed the secretary-general of the u.n. and the secretary-general of the arab league today that i do not intend to continue my mission when my mandate expires at the end of august. >> rose: mark lyle grant is here, uk ambassador to the united nations. announced the resignation of kofi annan as special envoy to syria and a decision comes as the situation on the ground escalates rapidly, president bashar al assad is rallying his troops with a attacks on the cities of aleppo and new atrocities are being reported in damascus. >> country is led by saudi arabia pushed forward a g
captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: when the syrian people the desperately need action, there continues to be finger pointing and name calling in the security council, without serious, united international pressure, including from the powers of the region, it is impossible for me or anyone to compel the syrian government in the first place and also the opposition to take the steps necessary to begin a political...
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york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight we continue our study of the human brain, examining one of its most devastating diseases, schizophrenia. schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder marked by disturbances of perception, cognition, emotions and motor behaviors. its symptoms vary from delusions and hallucinations to disorganized thoughts or behavior. despite years of intense study of the origins and development of schizophrenia remains a mystery. we cannot recognize it in physical features of the brain in the same way, for example we know plaques and tangles that show alzheimer. we also don't know exactly what causes it. though it's believed to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. what is certain is that is the disee-- diseases devastating affects, it's estimated 1% of america suffers from schizophrenia, usually in late adolescent or early adulthood without regard to class, race, gender or culture. everyone from jack kerouac to brian wilson and john nash have fought the disease of schizophrenia, yet the lack of understanding about it has lead many to hide t
york city, this is charlie rose. >> tonight we continue our study of the human brain, examining one of its most devastating diseases, schizophrenia. schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder marked by disturbances of perception, cognition, emotions and motor behaviors. its symptoms vary from delusions and hallucinations to disorganized thoughts or behavior. despite years of intense study of the origins and development of schizophrenia remains a mystery. we cannot recognize it in physical...